Ryan O'Connell

Known for

Acting

Born

September 2, 1986 (age 40)

Biography

Ryan O'Connell is an American writer, actor, director, comedian, LGBTQ activist, and disability advocate. He is known for his 2015 memoir, I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, about his life as a gay man with cerebral palsy, which he adapted into television series Special for Netflix.

Best known work

The Baby-Sitters Club

2020

Awkward.

2011

The View

1997

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Will & Grace

2017

Special

2019

Queer as Folk

2022

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

RuPaul

2019

The Normal Heart

2021

Filmography

TBA
I Am Not Your Mother
Writer
2022
Queer as FolkTV
as Julian (8 episodes), Executive Producer, Writer
2021
The Normal Heart
2020
The Baby-Sitters ClubTV
Supervising Producer, Writer
2019
A Little Late with Lilly SinghTV
as Self (1 episode)
2019
RuPaulTV
as Self (1 episode)
2019
SpecialTV
as Ryan Hayes (16 episodes), Executive Producer, Book, Writer, Creator
2017
Will & GraceTV
Executive Story Editor
2011
Awkward.TV
Story, Writer
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
1997
The ViewTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)